In a Top 14 match, Bordeaux’s Maxime Lucu was kicking the ball away when he was speared by Castres Olympique’s Ryno Pieterse with the contest tied 23-23.

Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu had already kicked the ball down field when Castres' Ryno Pieterse jumped and smashed into him late with his shoulder during a Top 14 match on Saturday.

Maxime Lucu will start at scrum-half in the absence of injured France captain Antoine Dupont for their final World Cup Pool A game with Italy.

Maxime Lucu has been named at scrumhalf for France's much-anticipated Six Nations opener against fellow heavyweights Ireland as Antoine Dupont is skipping the championship to prepare for the ...

France scrum-half Maxime Lucu kicked 16 points to send Bordeaux-Begles to the French Top 14 semi-finals after a 31-17 home play-off win over Racing 92 on Sunday.

Maxime Lucu passed his test against Italy with flying colours as Les Bleus stormed into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, and his association with flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert proved lethal in the ...

In the meantime, Maxime Lucu is the man tasked with subbing in for Dupont. The 30-year-old Bordeaux half-back revealed the best way to start was by turning off his phone. Read More.

France's Maxime Lucu has tried to "manage the expectation" of deputising for Antoine Dupont but wants to enjoy the experience.

Maxime Lucu will start at scrumhalf to deputise for Antoine Dupont as coach Fabien Galthie stuck with his premium side for France's final Rugby World Cup pool A game.

Reliable Bordeaux scrum-half tasked with filling huge void left by Antoine Dupont Maxime Lucu of France gets his pass away during the Rugby World Cup in France last year. Photo by Craig Mercer/MB ...